Reduced Course Load

• Per immigration regulations academic difficulties are specified as:
  • Initial difficulties with the English language.
  • Initial difficulties with reading requirements.
  • Unfamiliarity with American teaching methods.
  • Improper course level placement.
• Submit Reduced Course Load form along with Registrars Change of Status Form to International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS).

Note: Reduced Course Load due to academic difficulty can only be authorized once, and for only a semester.

F-1 students can attend school part-time in their last semester of study. Submit Reduced Course Load Form along with Registrar's Change of Status Form to International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS).

If you have an illness or medical condition that prevents you from enrolling as a full time student, you must:

• Submit a written letter on the hospital or clinic’s letterhead from a licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, or licensed clinical psychologist stating briefly why you are not able to attend class or will be attending class part-time.
• Submit the Registrar’s Change of Status Form to International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS).

Note: Reduced Course Load for medical conditions can be granted for no more than 12 months aggregate during any one course of study.